Jill Stein on North Korea
1
Mar
I’m no great fan – though as I said at close of a longish post in the run up to November 2016, Jill Stein would have had my vote as least worst option had I been an American citizen – … Read More »
Author Archives: steel city scribe
The revolving door of fake democracy
28
Feb
A Warmonger’s Pay-Off: Nikki Haley to Land Board Seat at Boeing Corp Full story here.
Labour’s Enemy Within
28
Feb
What do they say about feeding the monster? Back in December, Labour MP Chris Williamson publicly opposed Islington Labour Party’s decision to ban saxophonist Gilad Atzmon, an Israeli Jew labelled “antisemitic”, from a Christmas gig. In the face of orchestrated … Read More »
The week in pictures
27
Feb
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Kayaking the Trent
27
Feb
With today forecast as the last day of this gorgeous if worrying weather, I took the kayak out for the first time since the Norfolk Broads in August. I put in at Trentlock, where the Erewash Canal joins the Trent … Read More »
Elliott Abrams: the great humanitarian
26
Feb
Thanks to Ian Jenkins, the FB pal who alerted me to a useful profile of the man spearheading the US oil grab – again I use the term as shorthand for a longer list of predatory motives driving the build … Read More »
Caitlin says …
25
Feb
I may have to start a regular feature with this as the generic title. Caitlin Johnston is too damn quotable not to! Here she is today: Everyone knows on some level the US government has a consistent and indisputable track … Read More »
With such friends, who needs enemies?
24
Feb
Even some who oppose America’s blatant oil grab – I use the term as shorthand for a longer list of predatory motives for this latest ‘humanitarian intervention’ – are writing drivel on Maduro’s “failure”. The image below links to a … Read More »
Mist on the water
24
Feb
Attenborough Nature Reserve and River Trent this morning.
Roger Waters’ message to Venezuela
24
Feb
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